Dette sæt øver almindelige engelske udtryk og idiomer, som du kan bruge i hverdagen.
On the fence (i tvivl / ubeslutsom)
"I'm still on the fence about whether to buy a new car or repair my old one."
Call it a day (stoppe for i dag / holde fyraften)
"We've been working for ten hours, so let's call it a day and finish tomorrow."
Break the ice (bryde isen)
"He told a light joke at the start of the meeting to break the ice."
Bite the bullet (bide i det sure æble)
"I hate going to the dentist, but I just need to bite the bullet and make an appointment."
Under the weather (lidt utilpas / ikke helt på toppen)
"She won't be coming to work today because she's feeling a bit under the weather."
Spill the beans (røbe hemmeligheden)
"Don't spill the beans about the surprise party before Saturday."
See eye to eye (være enige / se ens på tingene)
"My brother and I don't always see eye to eye on politics, but we get along well."
Through thick and thin (i tykt og tyndt)
"They have been best friends for twenty years and stayed close through thick and thin."
Hit the nail on the head (ramme hovedet på sømmet)
"You hit the nail on the head when you said the main problem was lack of communication."
Back to the drawing board (tilbage til tegnebrættet / starte forfra)
"The initial test failed completely, so it's back to the drawing board for the design team."
Beat around the bush (gå som katten om den varme grød)
"Stop beating around the bush and tell me directly what happened."
Cut to the chase (komme til sagen)
"We don't have much time, so let's cut to the chase and discuss the budget."
Take with a grain of salt (tage med et gran salt)
"You should take his advice with a grain of salt since he isn't an expert."
Once in a blue moon (meget sjældent / hvert jubelår)
"He lives abroad, so we only get to see him once in a blue moon."